karibu
Finnish
Noun
karibu
Declension
Inflection of karibu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | karibu | karibut | ||
genitive | karibun | karibujen | ||
partitive | karibua | karibuja | ||
illative | karibuun | karibuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | karibu | karibut | ||
accusative | nom. | karibu | karibut | |
gen. | karibun | |||
genitive | karibun | karibujen | ||
partitive | karibua | karibuja | ||
inessive | karibussa | karibuissa | ||
elative | karibusta | karibuista | ||
illative | karibuun | karibuihin | ||
adessive | karibulla | karibuilla | ||
ablative | karibulta | karibuilta | ||
allative | karibulle | karibuille | ||
essive | karibuna | karibuina | ||
translative | karibuksi | karibuiksi | ||
abessive | kaributta | karibuitta | ||
instructive | — | karibuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb). The sense "you're welcome" is a calque of English you're welcome.
Interjection
karibu (plural karibuni)
- welcome!
- come in!
- you're welcome! (response to being thanked)
See also
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -karibisha
- Passive: -karibiwa
Adverb
karibu na or karibu ya